{"product_id":"hollywood-eden-9781487007218","title":"Hollywood Eden","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHollywood Eden\u003c\/em\u003e brings the lost humanity of the record business vividly back to life  [Selvin's] style is blunt, unpretentious and brisk; he knows how to move things along entertainingly  Songs about surfboards and convertibles had turned quaint, but in this book, their coolness is restored.  \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom surf music to hot-rod records to the sunny pop of the Beach Boys, Jan \u0026amp; Dean, the Byrds, and the Mama's \u0026amp; the Papa's, \u003cem\u003eHollywood Eden\u003c\/em\u003e captures the fresh blossom of a young generation who came together in the epic spring of the 1960s to invent the myth of the California Paradise.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentral to the story is a group of sun-kissed teens from the University High School class of 1959  a class that included Jan \u0026amp; Dean, Nancy Sinatra, and future members of the Beach Boys  who came of age in Los Angeles at the dawn of a new golden era when anything seemed possible. These were the people who invented the idea of moder\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Anansi Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49531001995607,"sku":"9781487007218","price":23.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487007218.jpg?v=1731881311","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hollywood-eden-9781487007218","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}